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1876–2024
Assembly District 23·Wisconsin

Wisconsin 23rd State House District has voted Democratic in seventeen straight presidential cycles.

A reliably red district anchored in Wisconsin's rural interior

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WI
Latest
D+31
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
70,746
2024 ACS

Wisconsin 23rd State House District, Wisconsin: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+31%. Democratic peak: D+56 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+31MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
70,7462024 5-year
Median household income
$68,0362024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
54.8%2024 5-year
Black
23.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
15.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+56 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+35 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 1 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+31.3%
23,83012,27936,867
D
+32.4%
23,80011,98936,402
D
+29.5%
21,31611,12734,551
D
+27.9%
24,19313,56038,156
D
+28.8%
23,45612,85936,769
D
+17.5%
21,70915,18437,220
D
+14.0%
18,40513,72733,467
D
+20.6%
15,8319,96928,505
D
+13.6%
16,99812,19735,231
D
+18.0%
19,28913,36332,870
D
+9.3%
18,50815,34434,048
D
+8.6%
17,22114,26034,466
D
+9.5%
17,91214,71033,668
D
+2.2%
15,03414,35930,446
D
+9.3%
14,60411,89329,062
D
+30.3%
20,40310,90831,376
D
+14.3%
18,11313,58231,768
R
−13.4%
12,39116,26228,853
R
−4.6%
14,24615,63730,026
D
+13.6%
13,0959,82924,067
D
+16.4%
14,24510,15224,887
D
+21.3%
14,5639,32024,589
D
+55.9%
15,5173,87320,837
D
+45.2%
12,0473,81518,222
D
+14.3%
7,8425,76814,538
O
−23.8%
1,0353,53110,467
R
−34.6%
1,8005,28310,059
D
+8.3%
2,4972,0265,709
D
+14.9%
2,0351,2775,093
R
−2.4%
1,9222,0475,255
R
−18.8%
1,3872,3395,054
R
−11.8%
1,9062,4714,780
R
−12.9%
1,9662,5704,672
D
+3.3%
1,8481,7263,701
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
24.4%
Polish
8.6%
Irish
8.1%
English
4.4%
Italian
3.8%
American
2.0%
French
1.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 36.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.2%
1.9%
75–84
2.4%
4.4%
65–74
5.0%
5.7%
55–64
6.1%
5.5%
45–54
5.7%
6.5%
35–44
6.8%
7.6%
25–34
7.9%
4.6%
18–24
4.6%
8.7%
5–17
8.3%
3.2%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$68,036
Assembly District 23 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Assembly District 23$68,036
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.6%
Working age (18–64)14.1%
Seniors (65+)13.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
82.8%
speak English only
Spanish10.8%
Other Indo-European2.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.6%
Other languages1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
22.2%
Other Christian
9.0%
Mainline Protestant
8.3%
Non-Christian
5.0%
Baptist
4.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.2%
Methodist
1.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Assembly District 23 backed the 2024 Republican presidential ticket by nearly 14 points, reflecting the broader rightward lean of Wisconsin's small-town and agricultural communities outside the major metro corridors.

The Democratic margin in Wisconsin 23rd State House District reached its widest at fifty-six points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was thirty-one points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $68,036, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 70,746 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Assembly District 23, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Assembly District 23, Wisconsin voted Democratic by 31.3 points (D+31), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 36,867 votes cast, 23,830 went Democratic and 12,279 went Republican.
What is Assembly District 23, Wisconsin's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Assembly District 23, Wisconsin as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 26 times, Republican 7 times, and other 1 times.
When did Assembly District 23, Wisconsin last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 23, Wisconsin voted Republican was 1956.
How many people live in Assembly District 23, Wisconsin?
Assembly District 23, Wisconsin has a population of 70,746 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Assembly District 23, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Assembly District 23, Wisconsin is $68,036 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Assembly District 23, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 23, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 7 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.